Jul 4, 2009
Although the music blogosphere isn't fawning over him, Jonathan Coulton is one of the most successful truly independent recording artists ever. He cultivated a devoted web following by offering his music for free on his website and he has an abundant knack for melding pop melodies with comedy. After the success of his ambitious Song a Week project, Coulton wrote the song "Still Alive" for Portal and secured his cult status. His first DVD, Best. Concert. Ever. just hit store ... Read More
Jul 4, 2009
The findings were recently the cover story in the journal Genome Research.
The team of researchers from BGU's National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev (NIBN) set out to look for mutations in the genome of the mitochondria, a part of every cell responsible for energy production that is passed exclusively from mothers to their children. The mitochondria are essential to every cell's survival and our ability to perform the functions of living.
"Our ancestors responded to environmental changes, such as climate shift, with ... Read More
Jul 4, 2009
Max Blumental reports on The Daily Beast that Sarah Palin may have quit her job today because she was trying to avert a major, yet-to-be-disclosed corruption scandal. The gist of the rumor is that an Alaska building company called Spenard Building Supplies (SBS) was awarded a contract by Palin to build a hockey arena in Wasilla, AK, and in return, SBS helped construct Palin’s home:
Many political observers in Alaska are fixated on rumors that federal investigators have been seizing paperwork from SBS ... Read More
Jul 4, 2009
There is no reason why moving users to Linux should be traumatic for them or stressful for you, as Jack Wallen explains
Moving users to Linux can be tricky, but Jack Wallen has some practical measures that should ease the transition.
Sheer economics are making the use of the Linux operating system increasingly widespread. It is free, reliable and safe. But when adopting any new operating system, users always have a lot to learn.
On top of that, many users think Linux is hard to ... Read More
Jul 4, 2009
He claims that his lack of limbs is something of a benefit in the water because it means he has more flotation and can use his foot as a "propeller".
And during a trip to Hawaii in 2008, he learnt to surf with help from professional surfer Bethany Hamilton, who had her arm bitten off by a shark when she was 12.
His ability to pull off 360 degree spins on his board got him on the front cover of Surfer magazine.
Mr Vujicic also ... Read More
